I have recently been placed in the support group for new style ESA. Today i had to migrate from tax credits to UC, i have immediately been given a job centre appointment to look for work even though im still employed but on long term sick, and i thought if you were in the support group you would not be made to look for work?
Does ESA support group not automatically show as unable to work on UC?
Sorry if this isnt the place to ask, im just so upset and confused?
Unfortunately and even though they are going to transfer millions of claimants with ESA awards to UC, there is no electronic connection between the systems and therefore your SG award has to be moved manually.
It is quite likely that your Work Coach has no visibility of your ESA award, I would contact them and put a note on your UC journal about the award. It can take anything up to a couple of weeks for the UC system to be updated so if they persist with the appointment then try and push it out to allow for everything to be corrected.
Gordon
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